Charles Lloyd Quartet billed as "first psychedelic jazz group"
and show early use of electric guitar in jazz.

1966/67

Saxophonist Joe Harriott and violinist John Mayer release
_Indo Jazz Fusions_, an early example of world-fusion.

1967

The Beatles use Mellotron and various post-production studio techniques
and release _Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band_
which is a major influence on Miles Davis and other
pioneering jazz artists and producers.

late 60's

Jazz record sales see serious errosion
as more and more people turn to Rock.

1967/68

Miles Davis first commercial use of Fender Rhodes on "Stuff" from
_Miles In The Sky_

1968

Miles Davis uses Fender Rhodes on every song on
_Filles de Kilimanjaro_

1968/69

Miles Davis & producer Teo Macero release _In A Silent Way_,
which shows early uses of post-production techniques in jazz
and is Davis' first true kozmigroov album.

1968/69

David Axelrod releases _Song of Innocence_ and
_Songs of Experience_
sounding like nothing else from its era, with melodramatic strings tied to
heavy echoed breakbeats.

1969

Tony Williams leaves Miles Davis and releases _Emergency_
which completely shatters the boundaries between jazz and rock.

1969

Pharaoh Sanders releases _Karma_ and "The Creator Has A Master Plan"
which becomes Sanders defining moment/sound.

1969

"Yekermo Sew", featuring a Fender Rhodes, is released in Ethiopia
and highlights the mixing of Eastern and Western instrumentation in jazz.

1969/70

Miles Davis releases _Bitches Brew_,
officially ushering in the era of electric-jazz, fusion, kozmigroov, etc...
Though dismissed by jazz "purists" at the time,
_Bitches Brew_ finds a younger non-jazz audience
and becomes Davis' first gold selling album.

1970

The MiniMoog is created

1970

Fela Kuti releases _Fela's London Scene_
which uses electric piano and marks the beginning Fela's
finest (and most kozmigroov) period of recording.

1970

Donald Byrd
absorbs the innovations of Bitches Brew and comes up with one of the most
consistent fusion sets of any flavor: _Electric Byrd_

Joe Zawinul & Wayne Shorter leave Miles Davis and form Weather Report.
They release their self-titled debut album which continues the jazz-rock/fusion
exploration of _In A Silent Way_.

1971/72

Roy Ayres releases _He's Coming_ and _Ubiquity_
which showcase the influence of soul and funk on jazz,
thus creating jazz-funk.

1972

Sun Ra releases _Space Is The Place_
which becomes arguably Ra's most famous tune.

1972

Miles Davis releases _On The Corner_,
with distorted guitars, double-timing drums and deep funky bass.
Many view this as Davis' most controversial album.

1972/73

Manu Dibango and _Soul Makossa_ signal the rise and influence
of disco on jazz.

1973

Herbie Hancock releases _Head Hunters_.
Tired of low record sales,
Herbie dives into more commercially accessible funk material.
_Head Hunters_ becomes the largest selling jazz album ever,
and draws many key players into less exploratory and more lucrative
regions.

1975

Miles Davis retires for the next 5 years.

1976

Many jazz musicians follow the growing disco trend
and incorporate disco sounds/beats into their music,
which is the beginning of the end of "classic" kozmigroov.

1976

Jazz-Rock/Fusion flames out due to commercial over-exposure
and creative stagnation.
Another indication of the end of "classic" kozmigroov.

Acid-Jazz and Hip-Hop artists rediscover
and sample early jazz-funk artists.

1992

"Bug In The Bassbin" by Carl Craig hints at early modern kozmigroov

1996

"Bug In The Bassbin" (jazz mix) is a modern kozmigroov masterpiece!

1996

Jazz Satellites compilation released,
which brings together classic and modern kozmigroov artists in one place,
connecting the dots between them.
The compilation helps spark the birth of the Kozmigroov Mailing List.

late 1990's

"Electronic/Dance" artists start including sampled jazz
and live jazz instrumentation into their music creating Nu-Jazz
and Modern Kozmigroov.